But it doesn't
roll -- it shoots like a rocket through a decade of music that is one of the
most memorable on record.

The Beach Boys.
The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. The Doors. The Byrds.

The '60s were an
era that began in relative innocence -- when Dick Clark's "American Bandstand"
was in its heyday -- and ended in a nation divided by the Vietnam War.

The "Sixtiesmania"
band at the Greek Isles' Star Theatre skims the surface of the period like
a flat stone flung across a lake, paying fleeting tribute to dozens of artists
at a breakneck pace.

The group was created
in 1990 in Australia by Andrew Hill, whose career began as a performer in
Beatles tribute bands. The five male vocalists/musicians and four female dancers
arrived at Castaways in December for a brief engagement at the Windjammer
Lounge. The show was free.

Fans of all ages
loved them. Their music effectively struck a nostalgic chord in the hearts
of most who were of age at that historic time.

They routinely
packed the 250-seat room, and the band's short-term contracts kept being renewed.

At Castaways, "Sixtiesmania"
performed two shows nightly, each lasting 90 minutes. The second show was
a continuation of the first, effectively creating a three-hour production
that included a dozen costume changes.

At Greek Isles
(which charges admission), the band of hyper-musicians doesn't have the luxury
of spending a lot of time on any one song, or any one entertainer.

They have but one
90-minute production, which they make the most of with a series of fast-paced
medleys that touch upon some of the greatest hits by some of the most memorable
groups and individuals of that era.

Many of the '60s'
greatest musicians have been left out of the show ("Sixtiesmania"
doesn't perform any Motown numbers), but there is only so much that can be
performed in the time allotted.

The evening begins
with a black-and-white film from the '60s to put fans in a nostalgic mood.

"Sixtiesmania"
leads off the evening with a tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons,
one of the best-selling harmonizing groups of all time. Among the hits the
tribute band perform are "Walk Like a Man," "Sherry" and
"Big Girls Don't Cry."